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Re:GIMP: Targeted Attack via a Google Ad by dustymcp on Saturday October 29, 2022 @01:21PM (#33386099)
This is possible with all advertiser platforms, they dont validate for your domain and will happily link to any domain.
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Re:GIMP: Targeted Attack via a Google Ad by hddqsb on Saturday October 29, 2022 @01:41PM (#33386260)
Just to avoid no confusion, the issue here is that the URL displayed in the ad (and also when hovering over it) has a different domain from the page the user lands on when they actually click the ad. It's not about whether the advertiser owns the domain.
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Re:GIMP: Targeted Attack via a Google Ad by ericlnu on Sunday October 30, 2022 @06:02AM (#33392942)
Assuming you meant "just to avoid any confusion" :)
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